Occupy Cafe
The Tragedy in Newtown: theme for the week of 12/16/12
We are in mourning. Shock, grief and anger wash over us in waves. For many, the media (old and new) has become the place we turn in order to deal with such an event. In traditional societies, we would have physically gathered together as a community to process our pain. This week, Occupy Cafe will attempt this virtually on behalf of its members, including founding steward Ben Roberts, who is a Newtown resident.
A friend wrote Ben an email saying that she hoped that "we can use this as a catalyst for new ways of making sense together." We would especially like to hear from one or more people who have gone through something like this and come out the other side with their spirit intact. Perhaps they even discovered some sense of mission and purpose that is their own form of "making sense" of something that seems to defy the very notion with its randomness.
Join the online conversation by posting below. Our Cafe Calls are complete for 2012 and will resume on Jan. 7, 2013.. Perhaps we might all contemplate this question:
How do we respond to this tragedy in ways that serve life?
Podcast for Monday's call available here
Image: memorial display on Church Hill road in Sandy Hook, CT
Ben Roberts
Dec 25, 2012
Ben Roberts
A song my step-son's former piano teacher recorded with some local children.
Dec 26, 2012
Dyck Dewid
Here is a link to "Do As One" where this site helps link people from all around the globe synchronously.
It shows where other earth inhabitants are located who are 'with you' on the site. It has several 'rooms' you can choose from, such as one for Meditation, for Breathing, for Om, and Color. There are options if you like in each room to adjust e.g. ambiance sounds, colors, timer sound, visual designs...
Occasionally they post an event or a word to be the focus for all who wish to do it that way. There are other sites too.
I was emotional with strong connection during the Breathing As One.
Dec 27, 2012